TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 2, 30 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Inveroarq ill, Friday. The application of the official Assigned to annul a bill of sale and mortgage for £2125. given by F. B, White, hotelkeeper, Winton, to T. Surinam, within four weeks of sequrst ration/ was graub» cd. His Honor believed that Mr Surntan intended to act honorably m the matter, and w-is unaware of the positiou of White, who owed largo sunigof money to other creditors. .-■■■■■• The railway works now m progress m Otago are estimated to coat £2UO,UOU. " Chuistch.roii, Friday. ..The first annual report of the Sailors 1 Home show, that during tho j thirteen months the iuntitutioii has been open, '&40 seamen haw he«n acconjmodrfted there. Thu expenditure has been $89% j and ihe receipt b leure a debt balance of £173. His Excellency thr Governor has iufonnetf ill ■ B ar.l of Governors of Canterbury College that, under present arrangements, lie cannot jiitorfare m regard to the difficulty which hfnarUwn between thtt Board and University Irieuat* about ihe introduction of certain -plays of Terence into pass Latin course. 1; New Plymouth, Friilay. With regard to a telegram sent tho day before yesterday, with which Inspector Pardy's name is connected, it should have been stated that the information sent was obtained from lock! sources. Inspector Pardy deuioß the correctness of the statement Auckland, Friday. Hugh H. Lusk, solicitor, is bankrupt. His statement showed liabilities of L 3937 ; assets, book-.lebts. L 657, eatimu - ted to yiuid L 75. The other assets ar» secured. . The Home correspondent of the Herald states that shortfy after the sailing of the Kaikoura from London on March 12th it whs discovered that a tradesman of Cambridge had eloped with a girl iti her teiMis, leaving a deserted wife, ami 11 children. He was recognised on board by a sailor and a passenger, who communicated with his wife's friends. The gentleman "feathered" hiinaelt: before leaving. 1 -The guilty pair are believed to have lauded at Auckland, and justice is on the trail. \ Greymouth, Friday. The Hospital Committee haying receiTed no. replies to telegrams sent to ttiu Government asking for funds to carry the institution to the end of the financial year, 31st June, resigped m a body last evening. A meetiiig of. subscribers, to accept their resignation, is called for Wednesday night The Grey district subscribes a larger amount of voluntary funds to the Hospital than any district m New Zealand. : Marriott Sheard, coal miner, was killed instantaneously m the Brunner mine this evening, while working m that part of the mine where the banquet was held when the Premier visited here. . Nearly a truck load of coal and stone fell on him. He was 30 years ot age and leaves a widow and seven children. * Nelson, Thursday. A man named W. H. Lloyd was brought over from CqUingwood m a steamer to-day, and was at once taken to the Hospital. Ten minutes after admission he died. The causa was . heart disease. He was 50 years of age, - and had been a miner m ColHngwpod district for 26 years. . i ,' >;